Elon Musk’s brain implant company is launching a new study to test whether its wireless device can control a robotic arm.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has said it’s about to begin testing a technology that could enable someone with paralysis to control a robotic arm with their thoughts.

In a post on X.com, Neuralink said it had been granted regulatory approval for "a new feasibility trial to extend BCI control using the N1 implant to an investigational assistive robotic arm," adding that it is "an important first step towards restoring not only digital freedom, but also physical freedom."

Elon Musk's Neuralink received approval to launch a new feasibility trial using its brain implant and an investigational assistive robotic arm, the brain-chip startup said in a post on X on Monday.

Specializing in neurotechnologies, the American startup Neuralink has already made a name for itself by implanting a chip in a patient's brain, enabling them to interact with a computer by thought alone.

Neuralink says that the study's launch is an important step towards restoring not just digital but also physical freedom.

Neuralink, a brain technology start-up founded by Elon Musk, has received approval to commence a feasibility study involving its brain implant and an experimental robotic arm, the South China Morning Post reported. The PRIME study will evaluate the safety of Neuralink's wireless brain-computer interface and surgical robot.

Elon Musk's brain-computer interface (BCI) company is entering its next phase of experiments: seeing if patients can move a robotic arm using their minds. In a statement posted on Musk's "everything app,